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1. In the game of canasta a meld comprising seven or more cards, including at least four natural cards (called a "base"), is a canasta.
2. Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned Canasta player or giving it a go for the first time, If you like card games, you’ll love Canasta!
3. The principal objective of canasta is to form melds - combinations of three or more cards of the same rank - with or without the help of wild cards. (Sequences are not valid melds).
4. Canasta uses two complete decks of 52 playing cards (French Deck) plus the four Jokers.
5. Canasta for two players is the same as four-handed Canasta, in a two player game, each player plays for himself.
6. Canasta is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum.
7. A turn begins either by drawing the first card from the stock into the player's hand or by picking up the entire discard pile.
8. The dealer shuffles the pack, the player to the dealer's right cuts, and the dealer deals out 2 hands of 11 cards to each player.
9. Canasta, and its variations, appeals to card players of all skill levels.
10. Canasta is the most traditional and loved card game by all.
11. Although many variations exist for two, three, five or six players, it is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards.
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